[Jewelry making - Article 00777] - Re: [Orchid] Keum Boo

[Katherine Palochak]

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>         Hi Karen, Yes, I know :-). Do you have any idea how resistant
>     to wear the gold is? I just realized that I didn't see too many
>     Keum-Booed rings around - could the reason be rather low
>     resistance to wear? 

    Will, the keum-boo foil is approx. thickness of tooling foil, or
    about 36 ga. Think of it as 24 kt. thick plating. It will eventually
    wear away, but it will take many years of abrasion. If used in a
    ring or bracelet, which is normally subjected to a lot of abrasion,
    little "guard rails" need to be added to the edges to protect both
    the silver design and the gold keum-boo.


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